A safe harbor......

Hi there,

Gina here today to share a card I made using the Couple in Love image from Whimsy Stamps.  Such a fun card to watercolor, the perfect scenery to blend colors together.

I watercolored this image using both distress markers and Derwent inktense pencils.  I tried using a new technique to not get the colors to bleed, by heat setting each area once I completed it.  Using the inktense pencils, once they dry they are permanent, which makes it a lot easier to not allow bleeding between the different areas.

Hope you like this card, please go take a look over at Whimsy Stamps, for this and other great images.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Have a great day. =)

Little Blue Button Stamps - September Digi Release

Here today to share an amazing digi image from Little Blue Button Stamps, Solo Charlie.  

I printed out this image on some kraft cardstock and colored it using Prismacolor pencils.  It was such a fun image to create a birthday card.  I added a sentiment from Lawn Fawn and added the speech bubble with a heart that was colored with a silver wink of stella glitter brush pen.

This image is available now over at Little Blue Button Stamps.  Please also check out the blog for more great digi images released for September, you won't want to miss out.

Have a great day....and create something fun.

Sending smiles......

Here today to share a little gift bag I made using one the new images over at Whimsy Stamps called Maggie.

I watercolored this image on some 90lb watercolor paper using distress inks and a water brush.  After I finished I added a little bit of sparkle with a Wink of Stella Clear glitter brush pen.

I also added a few sequins and then a sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

Such a fun project and something a little different to give with a sweet gift.

Hope you enjoyed checking this out, please check out this image, Maggie that was released in August and lots of other great images and stamps at Whimsy Stamps.

Happy Friday and have a craft weekend.

Hello Friend.......

Hi There.....

Wanted to share a card I made for Little Blue Button Stamps, using the adorable Ladybug Sophie, that was released this month.  Head on over to Little Blue Button Stamps for this and many other great digi stamps.

I watercolored this image using distress markers and cut out the image with a stitched rectangle die from Mama Elephant. I then added the two cloud punches with a sentiment from Paper Smooches.

Since this was a single layer card, I decided to add some foam adhesive to the back of the image to give it some dimension before mounting it to a yellow card base.

Hope you enjoyed checking this out.....please head over to the blog for this and lots of other great ideas using Little Blue Button images.

Have a great day.

Whimsy Stamps August Digital Release Blog Hop

Excited to share with you another great digi release from Whimsy Stamps.

Welcome to the August digital release blog hop!!!!

Excited to share lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Stamp Art Design

Miss Rach Digital Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Gina Allen (you're here already)

This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the Whimsy Stamps Store

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday 8^th August at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Dewi Lestari

Charlene Brown

Audrey Ernst

Hazel Thompson

Kelly Mannix

Michelle Oatman

Anet Van Zyl

Lisa West

Denise Goeldner-

Gina Allen (lucky me you're here)

With school just around the corner, I thought I would make a bookmark with the great Tall Flowers.

Hope you enjoyed viewing all the great creations from our design team.  

Have a great day. 

http://www.whimsystamps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=13_17	PS Bookmark die	MFT Bookmark Basics	Wink of Stella - Brush marker
Prismacolor Pencils	Gamsol	CC Designs 110lb. copic quality cardstock

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Thank you Teacher......

Hi there.....

Since it is still summer here in Seattle, it's hard to imagine that back to school is only a little over a month away.

That's why I was so excited to use this new image from Little Blue Button Stamps, Teacher Charlie.

I am always in need of great thank you cards for our amazing teachers.

I colored the image using prismacolor pencils and gamsol to blend it out.  I inked around the edges of most all of the die cuts to give it a little more distressed look.

For the inside I just cut a strip of patterned chalkboard paper and stamped a thank you sentiment in white pigment ink.

Thanks for taking a look, hope you enjoyed.

Head on over to the Little Blue Button Stamps store to get this new digi stamp just released for August 2014.

Teacher Charlie_LBBS	Wink of Stella - Brush marker	Glossy Accents	Prismacolor Pencils
Odorless Mineral Spirits	Teacher	School Grade Pack_DCWV

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A blog hop to feature new Whimsy Artist.....Annie Maeschen

Hi there.....welcome, here today as part of a special blog hop for Whimsy Stamps, featuring a new digital artist....Annie Maeschen!

We have 9 new images to share with you today created by

Annie Maeschen

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality. You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own projects. To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 3 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts.

These winners will each win a new image from our Annie Maeschen Collection. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Dewi Lestari.

This winner will receive 5 digital stamps, of their choice, from the Annie Maeschen Collection.

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday, August 1st at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Audrey Ernst
Gina Allen (that's me)
Charlene Brown
Anet Van Zyl
Kelly Mannix 
Henryka Kowacz
Lisa West
Hazel Thompson
Michelle Oatman
Denise Goeldner-
Dewi Lestari

I decided to create a little something different, an altered calendar using the awesome, Becquel.

Hope you enjoyed this creation, head on over to the next blog in the hop to see some amazing creations:

Charlene Brown
Anet Van Zyl
Kelly Mannix 
Henryka Kowacz
Lisa West
Hazel Thompson
Michelle Oatman
Denise Goeldner-
Dewi Lestari

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day.

Oh Happy Day........from Little Blue Button Stamps

Hi there.....

Here today with another amazing image from Little Blue Button Stamps, called Wishing Charlie.

I know I might have mentioned before, but I feel like I can never have enough birthday cards, so I decided to make another using this image....it could also be used to adorn so many other great things for a birthday, invitations, a gift bag and so much more.

I watercolored this image using distress markers and added some stickles and wink of stella glitter brush pens to make her sparkle a little.

I also decided to use the falling hearts stencil from SSS, with some embossing paste and then dusted it with some pink glitter embossing powder.

This digi stamp set is so great because it comes with some great accessories, the candle, a Happy Birthday banner flag and also a set of numbers to add some great detail.

Thanks for reading through and looking at my creation, hope you enjoyed.

Wishing Charlie_LBBS	Oh Happy Day die	Falling Hearts Stencil SSS	Wink of Stella - Brush marker
Diamond Stickles	Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Distress Markers	CC Designs 110lb. copic quality cardstock
Water Brush

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A little......"Beachie"

Hi there.......

Here today to share a fun summery card showcasing the new Beachie digi stamp from the July 2014 release over at Whimsy Stamps.

Now that it's summer here in the Pacific Northwest (US).....this card was such a treat to make.

I colored the image with prismacolor pencils and blended it out using Gamsol and some blending tools.

I die cut the image out using an MFT circle stax die, that leaves this great stitched edge and then gave the image some definition by mounting it on some foam adhesive.

For the inside of the card I just matched the front by adding a few more fishtail flags and a sentiment.

Hope you enjoyed...thanks for stopping by.

Please head on over to Whimsy Stamps for this and so many more digi and regular stamps by some really amazing artists.

Have a great day.

Beachie_MC_Whimsy	MFT Oval Pierced STAX	Odorless Mineral Spirits	Prismacolor Pencils
Onyz Black Versafine Ink	CC Designs 110lb. copic quality cardstock	Jillibean Cold Avocado Soup-pattern paper

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Sweet.......Geisha Charlie from Little Blue Button Stamps

Summer days are ahead.....toda I am sharing a card using the Sweet Geisha Charlie from Little Blue Button Stamps.

She is the perfect image for all those asian inspired papers and stamps.  I had a lot of fun watercoloring this image as well as the background too.

I first watercolored the image using distress inks, then die cut her using a Spellbinders die and layered it with another coordinating die.  

I am still having so much trouble trying to get the skin/face right....I seem to always get dark lines because I keep going over it, but it you didn't see this close up you might never notice it. =)

The background and the umbrella came from a Stampendous set, just love how it turned out.  Nice to be able to make your own patterned paper some times.  I popped some the image and umbrella on foam dots, then added these flowers...not exactly cherry blossoms, but thought the color went ok.

Hope you enjoy this and head on over to Little Blue Button Stamps to buy this image and so much more.  Olga, the owner is such an amazing artist and her images really are the perfect focal point to any card.

Thanks much, for stopping by.

LBBS Sweet Geisha Charlie	Asian Umbrella	Diamond Stickles	Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock	Tea Roses (paper flowers)	Onyz Black Versafine Ink	Lime Green Stickles
Water Brush	Tim Holtz Distress Markers

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